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August 6, 2024 ·4:00 PM Final

Ocala City Hall 110 SE Watula Avenue Second Floor - Council Chambers Ocala, Florida https://www.ocalafl.gov/meetings

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Agenda — 67 items

  1. 1. Call to Order
  2. 2. Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:50
  3. 2a. New Employees ▶ jump to 1:25
  4. 3 Municipal Officers/Others Present: The meeting was also attended by City Manager Peter Lee, City Attorney William Sexton, Assistant City Manager Ken Whitehead, City Clerk Angel Jacobs, Deputy City Clerk Pamela Omichinski, Fire Chief Clint Welborn, Police Chief Michael Balken, Internal Auditor Randall Bridgeman, Assistant Finance Director Peter Brill, City Projects Director Tye Chighizola, Multimedia & Communications Coordinator Danielle Dyals, Director of Airport Matthew Grow, Planning Director Aubrey Hale, Budget Director Tammi Haslam, Community Development Services Director James Haynes, HR/Risk Management Director Devan Kikendall, City Engineer & Director of Water Resources Sean Lanier, Chief Financial Officer Janice Mitchell, Director of Public Works Darren Park, Director of Electric Utility Doug Peebles, Director of Ocala Fiber Network Mel Poole, IT Director Christopher Ramos, Strategic & Legislative Affairs Administrator Jeannine Robbins, Procurement & Contracting Officer Daphne Robinson, Growth Management Director Jeff Shrum, Real Estate Project Manager II Tracy Taylor, Chief of Staff Chris Watt, Ocala Police Dept Representative, IT Representative, The Press and other interested parties.
  5. 3. Public Notice ▶ jump to 2:04
  6. 4. Proclamations and Awards
  7. 5. Presentations
  8. - Public Notice for the August 6, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting was posted on June 28, 2024
  9. 6. Consent Agenda ▶ jump to 3:05
  10. 6a. Approve a letter of agreement and contract with the Institute of Police Technology and Management for the receipt of grant funding for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety High Visibility Education and Enforcement Campaign in the amount of $50,810 2024-1839 Approved Pass
  11. 6b. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-155 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate a North Florida Institute of Police Technology and Management grant from the State of Florida in the amount of $50,810 BR-2024-155 Approved Pass
  12. 6c. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-156 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate program income for the City of Ocala’s State Housing Initiative Program grant in the amount of $18,000 BR-2024-156 Approved Pass
  13. 6d. Approve additional purchases under the agreement with Florida Armature Works for pump and motor repair services in the amount of $56,757 2024-1911 Approved Pass
  14. 6e. Approve ground lease at Ocala International Airport with Enoch Aviation, LLC providing annual revenue of $3,600 2024-1912 Approved Pass
  15. 6f. Approve Second Amendment to Lease with OCF Midfield Hangars Condominium Association, Inc. 2024-1913 Approved Pass
  16. 6g. Accept grant award from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, Inc. for the purchase of safety equipment in the amount of $13,133 2024-1914 Approved Pass
  17. 6h. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-157 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget to accept and appropriate funds from Firehouse Subs Safety Foundation, Inc. for the purchase of safety equipment in the amount of $13,133 BR-2024-157 Approved Pass
  18. 6i. June 2024 outside counsel invoices for general city business legal services in the amount of $505.00 and for risk management-related legal services in the amount of $3,659.50 2024-1761 Approved Pass
  19. 6j. Approve Labor Attorney invoices for June 2024 in the amount of $8,281.37 2024-1888 Approved Pass
  20. 6k. Approve additional expenditures under the agreement with Boot Barn for protective footwear in the amount of $79,000 2024-1850 Approved Pass
  21. 6l. Approve City Council meeting minutes from July 16, 2024 2024-1909 Approved Pass
  22. 7. Consent Agenda Items Held for Discussion
  23. 8. Introduction and First Readings of Ordinances ▶ jump to 3:20
  24. 8a. Introduce Ordinance 2024-46 to rezone approximately 0.31 acres of property located at 406 Southeast Eighth Street (Parcel 2820-101-004) from R-2, Two-family, to RO, Residential Office (Case ZON24-45670) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2024-46 ▶ jump to 3:25
  25. 8b. Introduce Ordinance 2024-47 to rezone approximately 52.82 acres for property located approximately 850 feet north and 1,200 feet east of the intersection of SW 27th Avenue and SW 42nd Street (Parcel 23930-000-00, 23930-002-00, 23930-003-00, 23930-003-01, 23930-003-03, and 23930-005-00) from PUD-07, Planned Unit Development, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD24-45565) (Quasi-Judicial) ORD-2024-47 ▶ jump to 4:17
  26. 9. Public Hearings / Second and Final Readings / Adoption of Ordinances ▶ jump to 5:33
  27. 9a. Approve the City of Ocala’s Community Development Block Grant 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan and 2024 Annual Action Plan for submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2024-1760 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 17:49
  28. 10. General Business
  29. 10a. Approve award of contract to Building Visions Construction, LLC for residential rehabilitation services for the Norton residence located at 117 NW 16th Terrace with a total project cost not to exceed $125,200 2024-1811 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 21:04
  30. 10b. Approve two-year renewal of the contract for concert series production and management services with Oniram Productions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $308,000 2024-1824 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 23:13
  31. 10c. Accept grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the purchase of automatic chest compression devices in the amount of $357,571 2024-1825 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 24:07
  32. 10d. Adopt Budget Resolution 2024-158 to accept and appropriate funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the purchase of automatic chest compression devices in the amount of $357,571 BR-2024-158 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 24:39
  33. 10e. Approve Second Amendment to the Services Agreement for Water Resources Improvement Projects with Miller Pipeline, LLC with a revised aggregate expenditure amount not to exceed $8,000,000 2024-1836 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:33
  34. 10f. Approve Task Work Order No. 37 with Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. for the provision of a Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment for the City of Ocala with a lump sum cost of $463,979 2024-1831 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 26:25
  35. 10g. Approve the purchase of various inventory items for Water Resources from multiple vendors in an amount not to exceed $125,326 2024-1843 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 27:12
  36. 10h. Approve contract award to Master Builders Development Group, Inc. for the demolition and renovation of the Ocala Police Department’s Room 200 in the amount of $172,800 2024-1700 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 28:07
  37. 10i. Approve five-year agreement for the provision of professional audit and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report services with Purvis, Gray and Company, LLP in an amount not to exceed $748,600 2024-1754 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 29:31
  38. 10j. Approve a one-year renewal of the CentralSquare asset management and work order software, Lucity, with ongoing maintenance costs with an estimated expenditure amount of $111,159 2024-1565 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 30:56
  39. 10k. Approve one-year renewal of Agreement for Fuel Supply and Transfer Services with Petroleum Traders Corporation in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 2024-1762 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 32:04
  40. 10l. Approve one-year renewal of the agreement for school security officer services with Trinity Catholic High School with receivables in the amount of $100,106 2024-1765 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 32:54
  41. 10m. Approve first amendment to the agreement with the Marion County School Board for the School Resource Officer Program with receivables of $1,602,960 2024-1766 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 33:45
  42. 11. Internal Auditor's Report
  43. 12. City Manager's Report ▶ jump to 33:57
  44. 13. Ocala Police Department Report ▶ jump to 36:15
  45. 14. Ocala Fire Rescue Department Report ▶ jump to 37:43
  46. 15. City Attorney's Report ▶ jump to 39:13
  47. 15a. Approval of and entry into Amendment to Interlocal Agreement for the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds between the City of Ocala, Florida and the Board of County Commissioners of Marion County, Florida 2024-1842 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 40:31
  48. - Update on Hurricane Debby
  49. 15b. Approval of acquisition of two parcels of real property from Sumner-Ruse Properties; associated Contract for Sale and Purchase; and related matters; together with direction to staff to take additional steps necessary to effectuate closing on said real property acquisition with a cost of $83,000 2024-1844 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 42:14
  50. 16. Public Comments
  51. - Police Chief Mike Balken – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts
  52. 17. Informational Items and Calendaring Items ▶ jump to 47:41
  53. 17a. Power Cost Adjustment Report - June 2024 2024-1763
  54. - Fire Chief Clint Welborn – Public Safety Opioid Response Efforts & Community Paramedicine
  55. 17b. Monthly budget to actual report and Capital Improvement Project status report as of June 30, 2024 2024-1834
  56. 17c. Executed Contracts Under $50,000 2024-1868
  57. 18. Comments by Mayor ▶ jump to 48:53
  58. 19. Comments by City Council Members ▶ jump to 49:31
  59. 15c Quick Index Item 2024-1944 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 47:17
  60. 20. Adjournment ▶ jump to 52:56
  61. - Mayor Marciano commended Electric Utility Director Doug Peebles and the Electric personnel who responded to power outages around the City during the storm
  62. - Council Member Bethea thanked staff for their hard work during the storm
  63. - Council Member Hilty thanked staff for their work during the storm. He discussed his attendance at the FMEA Annual Conference in Palm Beach, FL
  64. - Council Pro Tem Dreyer discussed her attendance at the FMEA Annual Conference in Palm Beach, FL
  65. 66 Adjourned at 4:53 pm
  66. 67 Minutes
  67. 68 _______________________________ ________________________________ Barry Mansfield Angel B. Jacobs Council President City Clerk